Father Paisius deposed from office and defrocked as priestArchpriest Paisius DeLucia, rector of St. Innocent’s Academy in Kodiak, has been deposed from his office and defrocked as a priest after his church’s Diocesan Spiritual Court launched an investigation and heard testimonies from former students about allegations of physical and verbal abuse, a church statement said Saturday. The Diocesan Spiritual Court, which met in East Syracuse, New York, on March 19-21 to consi...

Thelma C exhibit closer to getting finishedThe Kodiak Maritime Museum expects construction on an exhibit of the restored salmon seiner Thelma C to begin in the fall, museum executive director Toby Sullivan said Thursday. The museum has been working for several years on installing the commercial fishing vessel as an interpretive exhibit near downtown Kodiak. Funds from a legislative grant allowed the fishing vessel, which was built right after the 1964 eart...

Tapestry: The 1964 tsunami – Remembered with amusement, experienced with terrorThere’s nothing funny about a tidal wave, or any disaster, for that matter. But often times, when the catastrophe is separated from the present by the non-penetrable barrier of time, people can see humor in the details of misfortune. When Neil Sargent and his wife, the late June Sargent, reflected on the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and tidal wave, which snatched their Mission Road home, they found something to lau...

Coastal Forager: Sea veggies a plentiful, tasty resourceKelp bewitched me as a child. My family ran a set net site on the west side of the island. As I rode along in our aluminum skiff with my parents and grandparents I remember staring over the edge of the boat and into another world of swaying kelp forests, starry flounders, and gigantic psychedelic orange and pink jellyfish. Disney had an easy time in the 1980s baiting Kodiak kids with The Little Mermaid cartoon. My...

POSITIVE IMAGE FOR KODIAK: Providence-Chiniak Bay Elder House marks first year in new buildingOne year after the Elder House relocated 400 yards uphill, Robert Rang still finds the view stunning. But you wouldn’t hear Rang talk just about the view and the amenities at the Providence Chiniak Bay Elder House. During an interview, he talked more passionately about his staff. Rang, administrator of facility, said each member of his team understands “how important his or her role is in the overall care” of each...

In the Courts: March 20Rebecca A. Anderson pleaded guilty to assault in the fourth degree – recklessly injure. Anderson was sentenced to 90 days in jail (80 suspended) and fined $1,000 ($750 suspended) and ordered to schedule a screening for mental health/domestic violence/anger management and ordered to complete 50 hours of community work service and placed on probation for two years. David A. Austerman pleaded guilty to public consump...

Public Safety Blotter: March 20March 14 At 12:51 a.m., a person left the West Marine Way area when police asked. Around 1:18 a.m., police conducted two bar checks downtown. At 1:52 a.m., police conducted a security check on Mill Bay Road. At 1:11 p.m., a person left the Rezanof Drive West area when police asked. At 3:15 p.m., police chalked tires on an abandoned vehicle on Poplar Avenue. At 3:33 p.m., police were unable to catch a loose dog on ...